Tobacco

Bay Alex Sherman

Tobacco

Bay Alex Sherman

Facts

Each day, more than 3,600 people under 18 smoke their first cigarette, and more than 900 begin smoking on a daily basis.

Approximately 18% of high school students smoke cigarettes

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damaging affects

8.6 million people live with a serious illness caused by smoking

On average, smokers die 13 to 14 years earlier than nonsmokers.

People who smoke are up to two to four times more likely to suffer a heart attack than nonsmokers, and the risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked. Smoking also causes most cases of chronic obstructive lung disease.

Among youth who persist in smoking, a third will die prematurely from smoking.

each day 3,600 people smoke there first cigarette

each day in the United States 900 youth under 18 become daily cigarette users

of high school students nation wide 18% report current use of cigarettes